Is it just me or does Takamina always look better in No Sleeves PVs than in AKB48 PVs? She looked great in Lie & Kisu no Ryuusei PVs as well but when it comes to AKB48, she rarely stands out looks wise
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That's your problem right there. In AKB48, there are girls who look better than Takamina (I can concede that much), and are even more charming, so realistically, there's no way for her to really pull a viewer's attention. She still looks good, no doubt, but not as good as the Atsukos, or the Yukos, or the Marikos. So you just don't really notice her. I don't really think it's a conscious decision to make her look worse or anything. While in no3b PVs she gets styled as she would as the 'leader'.
Or something. I dunno, I just know she's so purdy <3